{"id":6468,"date":"2010-06-28T05:25:54","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T05:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2010\/06\/christ-and-the-dragons-2-1.html"},"modified":"2010-06-28T05:25:54","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T05:25:54","slug":"christ-and-the-dragons-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2010\/06\/christ-and-the-dragons-2-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Christ and the Dragons 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dragons.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>James Emery White<\/b><\/a> , in his new book ( Christ Among the Dragons: Finding Our Way Through Cultural Challenges<\/a>\"\"<\/strong><\/em>), takes on big themes, and the 3d chp is about culture.<\/p>\n

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The big question is his: What would the world look like if there were no Christians? what is the measurable and real impact of those who follow Jesus? How much are Christians culture-changers and culture-influences?<\/b><\/div>\n
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White examines five major strategies:<\/div>\n
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Retreat from society and culture<\/div>\n
Revive culture via evangelism<\/div>\n
Recapture via political influence<\/div>\n
Reflect by being like others<\/div>\n
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these?<\/b><\/div>\n
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And he proposes the 5th R: Renewal. Which is to renew the culture and the society via faithful living. Prayer, evangelism, example, argument, action, and suffering.<\/div>\n
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One of the issues that Christians need to face is what they are aiming at when they focus on being influential in culture. White focuses on the three major ones:<\/div>\n
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Truth<\/div>\n
Beauty<\/div>\n
Goodness<\/div>\n
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Big question: Who is doing these things well today?<\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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